to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
complete stranger; total stranger
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for familiar person
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
originally; by nature; from the start
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
senior high school; high school
together; at the same time; same; identical
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
piece; fragment; one (object)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)